Ortelius engine failure in Svalbard

Ortelius in pack ice, Ross Sea (Courtesy Oceanwide Expeditions)Last weekend, the Artic expedition cruise ship Ortelius (formerly Marina Svetaeva IMO 8509181) experienced an engine failure in Hinlopenstretet, near Vaigattøyane, and had to be towed back to Longyearbyen, according to a newspaper in Norway. (expeditioncruising.com)



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